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We just wrapped SF and LA Tech Weeks with PwC as our incredible sponsor! 🚀 Their events brought together an exceptional lineup of speakers who got real about the topics that matter most to today's founders and tech leaders: - IPO readiness in the current climate - Scaling company culture without losing your core - Building resilient businesses in dynamic markets We’re grateful for partners like PwC, who continue to shape the dialogue around what it takes to grow, lead, and build in the next era of tech. Susan Stone Michelle Conley Christian Jester

It’s already Thursday and the city’s still going 😮💨 here’s what’s on deck for LA Tech Week today: Andreessen Horowitz & friends • 3:00 PM – investing in the future: women founders (a16z speedrun). • 3:00 PM – citizens × orrick × deel: pickleball (Deel). • 6:00 PM – mirage × a16z speedrun: VIP gaming mixer. early morning • 8:30 AM – hollywood 3.0 @ TCL chinese theatres. • 9:00 AM – CIO & CTO power breakfast. • 9:00 AM – cars, coffee & vertical software (long beach). • 9:30 AM – next stop europe: intl tech breakfast. • 9:30 AM – eurohike @ runyon (european founders). • 10:00 AM – LA tech girl walk (Toast). • 10:00 AM – the experience economy (Fuze). AI, agents & infra • 9:00 AM – the future of legaltech (SimpleClosure + friends). • 10:00 AM – the federal GTM playbook (REX). • 2:30 PM – inside the minds building the robots (USC Information Sciences Institute). • 6:00 PM – Stripe × favorited: from 0→1 (future of AI). • 6:30 PM – Twilio presents: hack & snack (hands-on build). hard tech, space & defense • 12:00 PM – building, scaling & funding hardtech (lunch + panel). • 2:00 PM – space civilization builders (marina del rey). • 5:00 PM – the future of living in space (Vast HQ tour + panel). • 5:00 PM – software for hardware panel & happy hour (El Segundo). • 6:00 PM – FLIP to FLEX: emerging lunar economy (Astrolab). hackathons & competitions • 2:00 PM – SVB × StartupOS pitch competition (Santa Monica). • 5:00 PM – USC AI hackathon by SEP (24-hr). • 7:00 PM – $10K elevator pitch competition. • 7:00 PM – tech startup pitch (marina del rey). media, music & culture • 2:00 PM – AI in animation films & verticals (workshop). • 4:00 PM – AI×games: playing with inference mixer. • 6:00 PM – Udio presents: AI afterhours (rooftop). networking & social • 3:00 PM – business of wellness (J.P. Morgan). • 4:00 PM – wells fargo HH: lagers & launches. • 6:00 PM – kara nortman fireside (stanford angels SoCal). • 6:15 PM – founder–investor matches (Smoov × stars align). • 6:00 PM – LA hardware meetup @ first resonance. • 9:00 PM – THE FRONTIER (afterparty). women & underrepresented founders • 11:00 AM – female founders & funders treasure hunt. • 2:30 PM – female founders & funders walk (tongva park). • 3:00 PM – investing in the future: women founders (a16z speedrun). full schedule on comments follow @techweek_ on X for live updates on LA Tech Week

SF, you were amazing. LA, see you tomorrow!

Two hundred and fifty. Yes, that’s how many events we had yesterday. Day 2 was a *vibe*. We talked AI and infra, AI agents, Asimov’s laws of robotics (and how they apply in the age of AI), cybersecurity in an AI-driven world, and even AI as the new referee. We explored the future of content, video, and marketing, and founders bonded over sports, lunches, and dinners. The big big takeaway? People are asking what their role should be in the future of tech. Founders are moving here, but for those already here, the real question is "beyond our day job, how do we shape what comes next?" tbh that’s what Tech Week is all about - making people come together to define what’s next in tech. HSBC Innovation Banking AWS Startups Dataiku IBM Perplexity Anthropic Replit Base Power Company Andreessen Horowitz Deel Gap

If you’re building in SF or LA, AWS Startups is going *all in* for Tech Week. Building in tech today means juggling a LOT - AI, cybersecurity, public policy, growth and so much more. AWS has pulled together events that cover it all, so founders don’t have to guess where to plug in 🥰 Thank you for partnering with us and thank you for backing the ecosystem at scale. Here’s where you can find them across the two weeks: SF Tech Week (Oct 6–12) - Founders Shaping the Future: California M&A Policy Path Forward https://lnkd.in/gEFfpVMv - Celebrating the Cyber60: Where Cybersecurity Innovation Meets Investment: https://lnkd.in/g2yyW9PF LA Tech Week (Oct 13–19) - Culver Cup: AWS Gen AI Film Showcase: https://lnkd.in/gvgBrafU - Securing America’s AI Leadership: Startup Innovation as National Security: https://lnkd.in/gD_uh-tP And if you’re new to AWS: their Activate program already supports 330K+ startups with cloud credits, mentorship, and technical guidance. It’s the kind of backbone founders don’t always talk about, but rely on every day ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ Lauren Augustavo Betty Chung Danielle Dolinsky Gorman Kali Burke Kennedy